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Bundesliga Goals of the Week: Week 23
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Top-flight German football is being shown live on the BBC this season after rights were secured to broadcast Friday night Bundesliga matches through to 2027.
The coverage will continue on Wednesday, 4 March when Bayer Leverkusen look to put themselves back in Champions League contention as they travel to relegation fighting Hamburger SV.
Matches will be available to watch live on the BBC Sport website, app and on BBC iPlayer every Friday, with clips of the biggest in-game moments across BBC Sport's social media channels.
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Bayer Leverkusen have only lost one of their last six Bundesliga matches, but only won three Bundesliga matches since the start of 2026
Hamburger SV are in a good run of form despite losing last time out to RB Leipzig. They have only lost one of their last seven matches, which includes a 2-2 draw at home to Bayern Munich and wins against Union Berlin and Heidenheim, two sides also trying to avoid relegation.
Hamburg have also been very strong at home this season, winning 19 of their 26 points at the Volksparkstadion. They have also made life tough for some of the league's biggest sides traveling to Hamburg, beating Stuttgart and taking a point from Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich. They will be confident they can repeat this good home form on Wednesday night.
Bayer Leverkusen are also in some good form on paper, having only lost one of their last six Bundesliga matches. However, they have only won three of their seven league matches since the start of 2026 and will be looking to push further up the table.
Currently, Leverkusen sit in sixth, 12 points behind second placed Borussia Dortmund and 23 behind league leaders Bayern Munich, positions they finished in their two full seasons under former coach Xabi Alonso. A win in Hamburg on Wednesday would mean there's only three points between them and the top four.
This fixture has been played out 82 times, with Leverkusen winning this matchup 32 times and Hamburg winning it 30. Despite how close it is looking back through history; HSV have only won one of the last six meetings. It's also the first time these two sides will meet since the 2017/18 season that saw Leverkusen win both home and away.
Upcoming fixtures on BBC
List of confirmed fixtures and dates with more to be announced in due course:
(Kick-off times 19:30 GMT)
Hamburg v Bayer Leverkusen - (Wednesday) 4 March
Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach - 6 March
Borussia Monchengladbach v St. Pauli - 13 March
RB Leipzig v Hoffenheim - 20 March
